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Which of the following is not an advantage of GM crops?
(A) Increased reliance on chemical fertilizers
(B) Increased tolerance to salt in the soil
(C) An increase in post-harvest losses
(D) Increase efficiency of mineral usage
Choose the correct option:
Which of the following is not an advantage of GM crops?
(A) Increased reliance on chemical fertilizers
(B) Increased tolerance to salt in the soil
(C) An increase in post-harvest losses
(D) Increase efficiency of mineral usage
Choose the correct option:
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Solution
The correct option is C A and C
GM crops are those plants whose genes have been altered by addition of foreign gene(s) to express or produce certain beneficial charcteristics. Genetic modification has the following benefits:
- Makes crops more resistant to abiotic stresses, like salinity, pH variation, drought etc.
- Reduces reliance on chemical fertilizers
- Reduction in post-harvest losses
- Increased efficiency of minerals usage by plants
- Enhanced nutritional value of food
GM crops are those plants whose genes have been altered by addition of foreign gene(s) to express or produce certain beneficial charcteristics. Genetic modification has the following benefits:
- Makes crops more resistant to abiotic stresses, like salinity, pH variation, drought etc.
- Reduces reliance on chemical fertilizers
- Reduction in post-harvest losses
- Increased efficiency of minerals usage by plants
- Enhanced nutritional value of food
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